Mon, 12 Jan 2026

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk's Grok over sexually explicit deepfakes

Sexualised images of real people generated by Grok have circulated on X in recent weeks.

* Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to concerns over its ability to produce sexually explicit deepfakes.
* The countries cited that Grok can be used to edit images of real people to show them in revealing outfits, potentially leading to non-consensual and pornographic content involving women and children.
* This move makes Malaysia and Indonesia the first countries in the world to ban the AI tool.
* X, the parent company of Grok, has been criticized for failing to address the inherent risks of its platform's design, with regulators urging it to implement effective safeguards before Grok can be unblocked.
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